Sustained reduction of healthcare-associated infections after the introduction of a bundle for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in medical-surgical intensive care units

Sustained reduction of healthcare-associated infections after the introduction of a bundle for prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in medical-surgical intensive care units

Background: Infection control interventions can be erroneously interpreted if outcomes are assessed in short periods. Also, statistical methods usually applied to compare outcomes before and after interventions are not appropriate for analyzing time series. Aims: To analyze the impact of a bundle di...

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Main Authors: Carlos Magno Castelo Branco Fortaleza, Sebastião Pires Ferreira Filho, Marina de Oliveira Silva, Sandra Mara Queiroz, Ricardo de Souza Cavalcante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Ventilator-associated pneumonia
Central line-associated bloodstream infections
Bundle
Interrupted time series
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867020301197

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